A Rough Outline

The frame is beginning to take shape!  I was finally able to get the crankshaft off that frame thanks to a sledgehammer and a couple good smacks, and I'm rolling again!  Okay, okay, so I'm missing quite a few parts before it gets rolling...

Scrap Metal

Here's the product of today's dumpster diving expedition - random scrap metal poles!  <*Note:> the kayak paddle has nothing to do with the project.  It's missing one end, so I'm going to buy a replacement and have a perfectly good paddle for a fraction of the cost! </note>

The Plot Thickens

Today's project prep consisted of finding two identical (or nearly identical) bikes from the junk pile and stripping them down to the bare frames.  Or at least trying to.  The crankset on one frame refuses to come off.  I've snapped a screwdriver, nearly stripped a pair of visegrips, broken my hammer in half, and spent about two hours trying to cut it off with a hacksaw, only to be stopped by a hardened steel insert.  So in the morning I'm going to try a sledgehammer and if that fails, an acetylene torch should finish the job nicely.  I will prevail!

Pool Time

Just kidding!  It's a 1/2"x36" steel rod, which is not part of an industrial-strength pool set, but instead the latest and greatest addition to the mystery project's pile of supplies!  Another couple days before the big project reveal!